Meet your department

1. You’ll explore the political forces that are fuelling rapid change in our world.
2. You’ll chart constellations of political questions with economic, historical and philosophical issues.
3. You’ll seek a critical understanding of justice, rights, and power.

You can learn more about us as a department and even more reasons why you should study with us on our website.

To find out more about what it is like to be a student in the Department take a look at the videos below and browse the LSE Government blog, which covers politics, research and student life in the Department.

Getting Support and Advice at LSE - from your UG Advisor

Government students advice for future students

Students who have graduated

Watch the Department of Government offer holders' session from our Virtual Undergraduate Offer Holders' Day in April 2023:

Watch the government subject taster session

Here you will find various talks which we have recorded at past events which you can listen to at your leisure:

• Offer Holders' Day Government Taster Session 2021
• Open Day Government Talk 2020
• Open Day Government Talk 2019 
• Offer Holders' Day Government Taster Session 2018

Click on the programme you have received an offer for to remind yourself about the detail of the course you have applied for including information on careers, programme structure, course choices and teaching at LSE.

• BSc Politics
• BSc Politics and Data Science
• BSc Politics and Economics
• BSc Politics and International Relations
• BSc Politics and Philosophy

As well as taking a look at your particular programme you might like to explore more about teaching and academia in the Department:

• Read our blog post on making the most out of office hours. We ask Dr David Woodruff, student Sara Watkins and recent graduate Jack Winterton for their tips and advice.
• Take a look at The LSE Undergraduate Political Review (UPR). This is an online platform that enables undergraduate students to engage in high level political research. 
• Our students are involved with the research and topics of academics in the Department: Read a blog post on the topic 'Does protest work?' where we ask Professor John Chalcraft, PhD candidate Temi Ogunye and undergraduate student Haydon Etherington to reflect on protest and its ability to effect social and political change.

As a department we are always busy. You can explore our research and the events we put on below.

Explore our research

Take a look at our events

CV19: A film by the Department of Government

The LSE Election Night Party December 2019

Watch our LSE Election Night Party video. LSE is one of the most exciting and informative places to experience any UK election night. This was certainly true on 12 December 2019, as the world's media joined a packed audience at the LSE to watch one of the UK's most pivotal elections unfold with analysis from leading political experts and thinkers. The LSE Government team was there, along with our colleagues from The LSE British Politics and Policy blog, The Democratic Audit, LSE Public Policy and the school's social media teams to cover reaction and debate throughout the night.

The Story of the Election Night 2019 at LSE

Democracy and the Supreme Court: judges and the politicians with Lord Falconer

You can watch a recording of the session here.

How to Be A Liberal with Ian Dunt 

You can watch a recording of the session here.